Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
           Genus Vulpes Frisch, 1775 - foxes
             Vulpes pallida (Cretzschmar, 1826) - pale fox
               1 [Vulpes pallida pallida] (Cretzschmar, 1826)
               2 Vulpes pallida cyrenaica Festa, 1921 see Vulpes rueppellii cyrenaica Festa, 1921
               3 Vulpes pallida edwardsi Rochebrune, 1883
               4 Vulpes pallida harterti Thomas & Hinton, 1921
               5 Vulpes pallida oertzeni (Matschie, 1910)